After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 570: Even a Three-Year-Old Daughter Can Paint Better than This

Chapter 570: Chapter 570: Even a Three-Year-Old Daughter Can Paint Better than This

"How can you do this?"

The person in charge questioned her with his eyes, "I already know I’m wrong. Can’t you just let me off?"

Shi Yaoguang spread her hands, looking very innocent, "I don’t seem to have laid a finger on you, did I? Besides, a way out is something one has to fight for oneself."

The person in charge wore a look of misery. He wanted to say that he had tried his best to find a way out, but Shi Yaoguang just wouldn’t let him off, which seemed too much.

But faced with Shi Yaoguang’s cold stare, he found himself unable to voice his thoughts.

He could only look sullen.

At this moment, two staff members carrying a painting walked by.

Written on the exterior of the canvas was the name Shi Yaoguang.

Seeing this, the person in charge immediately got an idea.

He hurriedly called out, "Wait a minute!"

The two staff carrying the painting looked over, a bit puzzled, "What’s the matter?"

The person in charge said, "I want to take a look at the painting you’re holding."

The two staff members hesitated, "It’s not really appropriate to look at it here..."

The person in charge shook his head, urgency in his voice, "When I say I want to see it, I mean it, don’t get in my way."

Seeing his determination, the two couldn’t argue and had to agree.

Only then did the person in charge turn to Shi Yaoguang, asking, "May I take a look at your painting?"

Shi Yaoguang hooked her lips up, speaking playfully, "I haven’t yet forgiven you, and you’re already committing a taboo."

Normally, paintings for an exhibition must only be unveiled in the display case.

Not like what the person in charge was doing, asking to have a look right in the corridor.

To the artist, this is exceedingly disrespectful.

Even if he wanted to look, he should do so privately, not in front of Shi Yaoguang, which was like adding insult to injury.

The person in charge’s face turned a shade paler, but remembering his objective, he had to pretend not to hear Shi Yaoguang’s reminder and insisted on uncovering the painting for a look.

Upon lifting the canvas, a shoddy frame came into view.

And shoddy it truly was, without any exaggeration.

Looking at the wooden frame that seemed glued together with dead twigs and leaves, the person in charge paused, then asked the two, "Are you sure this is Shi Yaoguang’s painting?"

One of them answered, "Yes, it is."

The other followed, "This is..."

Upon hearing the confirmation that it was indeed Shi Yaoguang’s painting, the person in charge didn’t want to listen to any more useless information and waved them off, "Alright, alright, I got it."

As he finished speaking, the full view of the painting underneath the canvas was revealed.

Looking at the sunflowers in the frame, which resembled a child’s scribbling with a stroke here and a dash there, the person in charge was taken aback.

Shi Yiqing also watched as Shi Yaoguang’s painting was gradually uncovered, feeling a bit nervous.

But upon seeing the content of the painting clearly, she immediately felt disdainful.

She scoffed, looking at Shi Yaoguang, "Is this your work?"

Shi Yaoguang nodded nonchalantly, "Is there a problem?"

Before Shi Yiqing could speak, the person in charge huffed disdainfully, "Who approved this? How dare they submit it? Don’t they know that the quality has to pass muster for the paintings in our exhibition? What is this supposed to be?"

Shi Yaoguang let out a light sneer, "Do you have a problem with my painting?"

The person in charge wiped his forehead, his tone lacking the previous panic, "Let me explain: the threshold for participating in our art exhibition is very high, not just any painting qualifies for the exhibit."

He rubbed his hands together with an all-business demeanor, "The works submitted must undergo strict scrutiny; this is the rule of our exhibition. Your painting... frankly, the work my three-year-old daughter produces is more refined than this."

"I don’t know who let this slip through the cracks during the review process, but I do hope you have some... "

He squinted his eyes heavily with implication, "You understand what I mean, right?"

Understand what?

She didn’t understand.

Shi Yaoguang’s expression remained indifferent, "The paintings for the exhibition were submitted long ago, and the staff of the exhibition are responsible for reviewing them. I don’t believe you have the authority to say that there’s a problem with my painting now."

The person in charge scratched his head, his face growing more impatient, "Do you really have no idea what level your painting is at? If your work was even half as good as Miss Qing’s, I wouldn’t say a word."

"Miss Shi," he went on with an edge to his voice, "I know my words might be unpleasant to hear, but I still want to tell you, your painting, it just doesn’t cut it."

Shi Yaoguang nodded thoughtfully.

He blinked, seemingly in disbelief. Had she just accepted his criticism like that?

Just as he was pondering, he heard her say, "I understand your feelings, but... it’s not about what you think, it’s about what I think."

Shi Yaoguang lifted her chin, pointing at her own painting, "I think it’s good!"

The person in charge was nearly beside himself with anger, "Shi Yaoguang! Don’t think that just because you’re a celebrity, you can do whatever you want!"

Shi Yaoguang blinked, "How have I done whatever I wanted? I don’t recall doing anything so capricious."

"You still say you haven’t!" The person in charge huffed, "Are you going to tell me you didn’t bribe... "

"Bribe who?" Shi Yaoguang narrowed her eyes, "You say it so fluently, could it be that you’re frequently engaged in such bribery?"

The person in charge’s face turned a shade of iron blue, "I did not!"

"Who knows if you did or didn’t."

The person in charge stomped his foot, just as someone nearby was bringing in another painting.

Written on the canvas was the name, Shi Yiqing.

He immediately waved to the person carrying the painting to come over.

"Miss Qing, may I look at your painting here?"

The person in charge earnestly asked Shi Yiqing if he could view her artwork.

Shi Yiqing nodded, a trace of arrogance visible in her eyes.

Only then did he allow the painting to be unveiled.

As the canvas was uncovered, the exquisite edges of the frame came into view.

Just the frame alone was infinitely more refined than Shi Yaoguang’s work.

Not to mention the painting of Lavender Fields, so vibrant and lifelike, that at first glance, it seemed almost real.

The surrounding people seeing such a painting, all praised its spirit and vibrancy.

As for Shi Yaoguang’s piece...

They glanced over it and moved on without another word.

No one knew how such a painting had "smuggled" its way in.

A young man in his early twenties, upon seeing Shi Yiqing’s painting, fell in love with it instantly.

After carefully understanding why the person in charge was confronting Shi Yaoguang here, he slammed her painting, finding fault in every aspect.

"Even if you are a celebrity, you can’t lower the taste and standards of us regular folks, right? As a big star with connections, wanting to join the art exhibition to ride on its popularity, I can understand that because who wouldn’t want to bask in such attention? If I were a celebrity with the means, I wouldn’t mind getting some of that spotlight either, but—"

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